Investment Q&A

Q: Hello 5i
Could you provide an indication as to buyhold/sell - all are current holdings but some due to declines have reduced to < 1% . I'm looking to rebalance overall and these need addressing with possibly topping up, selling or doing nothing ... ignore sector weights please. Already held for some time and any that I decide will remain will be held for the long term
Thanks

Q: I read a couple of recent posts on how bad TD brokerage was and how good National Bank was. Greg ended his post with “TD sucks”. That gave me a great chuckle. I am a TD client and am quite satisfied with their service but this is not to defend TD.

I have started a thread in the Forum under Brokerages and Research Tools on National Bank on the pros and cons of using that brokerage. I am intrigued by their zero commissions but am a bit skeptical on their overall offerings and service levels. I hope Greg and some others will post on their experiences with National.

Anyway, I do have a question for 5i. If I moved one of my accounts to National, with zero commissions, how do they make money from me? I don’t trade on margin, so no margin interest there. I don’t sell stocks short. I don’t buy or sell options. So, why would they want my business, or maybe they won’t?

Thanks
Dave

Q: Could you comment on Bank and CBANK -Both lightly traded with high payouts ?

Q: If i bought ANGC today, would i receive the Dec 9th dividend payment?


Thanks

Stephen

Q: Hi 5i, it looks like Brookfield has set thier spin-off date, does that mean one has to buy BAM.A shares before and/or the record date of December 2nd to receive the BAM shares.
Thx.

Q: Hi Peter,
I do not have any basic materials in my portfolio and have very little knowledge in this category. Do you recommend looking into having a few EFTs to cover this or dive directly into some stocks?

With whichever suggestion you have, would you please provide me a list of your perferred EFTs or companies to invest and rank them from your very best to best in terms of security (less voltility) and returns.

Many thanks,
Roger

Q: Rob Tattersall wrote a recent article in the G&M in which he stated that Titan Logix's MC is essentially equivalent to its cash on hand plus the value of its holdings of Bri-Chem. So in essence, if you purchase the shares, you are getting their technology for free.

I would appreciate your views.

Q: SGML has done well for me over the past year but seems to be losing its steam. Is it time to sell or still hold or trade for something else?

Q: I'm looking for some of your expert advice. I am down in OTEX which I own in a taxable account. It is currently yielding a decent dividend. I am thinking of selling it after the X dividend date for the capital loss, and perhaps buying GIB.A. The latter does not pay a dividend but the stock is performing better. Do you sanction both parts of this trade? Do you think the OTEX dividend will be safe in the future?
Thanks, as always, for your advice.
Ian

Q: What do you think of AVL ( avalon advanced materials). Is it worth buying as a speculation on lithium? Also has other elements in it’s asset base. Ty

Q: Is it likely EGLX will go back up over a dollar with the January bounce.

Q: Your thoughts on this new ETF (HLFE) please. Is it a buy or a wait and see for a while?

Q: There is lots of good information in the answers to questions on ECN and it appears 5I knows the company well ..... My question is on management goals ..... They grew the company and then sold off a third of it ..... They didn't keep that money to re-invest they returned it to shareholders ..... And recently they sold off another chunk for $200 million but they kept that money in the coffers ...... How does 5I view their strategy ? It looks to me like growth is not a goal with them ..... It looks like once a business reaches a certain level sell it ...... Does management have a stated strategy ? Are they planning on buying more businesses or concentrating on organic growth ? ....... I just can't get my head around what their aims are .......

Q: Is this a good entry spot/time to buy AQN? and your comments please.

Q: Hi there!

If one does not currently own BAM.A, what is best:

1. Buy it before December 9 when the new Corp will start so you get some shares of the new Corp too
2. Wait until after 9 December and just buy shares of the new Corp? Is it expected that the BAM.A and/or new shares will see strong performance after this date?

Thank you!

Q: Hi

Last Q on agnc was February…. Lots has changed since then including the share price

I just read an article on SeekingAlpha that suggests now is a better ( but not totally risk free) time to buy it.

BTW 5i is still my favourite source of info. Significantly so!

So I would appreciate your input on AGNC before going after that 15.7% dividend….
especially if it leads to falling off a cliff.

Or moving onto to another high yield but safer investment

Thanks in advance for your guidance.

Q: Regarding the upcoming split of Brookfield Asset Management into two entities, I would like to know the nature of the distributions to be paid by the "new" asset management entity (which will retain the ticker "BAM"). Do we know yet whether the distributions will be fully "eligible" to the Canadian investor (similar to the distributions issued by BEPC and BIPC) or will these be more complex (from a taxation point-of-view) distributions (similar to those issued by BEP.UN and BIP.UN)? I am asking because-- for accounting simplicity-- I prefer to receive fully eligible dividends within my taxable investment accounts.

Ted

Q: Have we seen the worst ? looks like it

------ was on BNNtoday .100 $ oil forever! looks he more right than wrong
i have bout 10 % in oil and gas tou wcp arc
i am considering another 10 % headwater surge athabasca tve meg baytex
Can you pick 3 out of the 6 thanks

Q: Perhaps a dumb question, but who exactly is buying the GOC 5 year bond with ytm of 3.15%?
5 yr GICs are 5+%
Inflation 6+%
5 yr investment corporates are 5+%
Prime lending rate 5.95% and virtually certain to go higher
I realize that the market is betting that rates will fall in the coming years (we’ll see), but these numbers still don’t square up with the GOC 5 yr bond price imo. Is it a liquidity thing?

Q: Is there a particular reason that you do not own more energy stocks in the portfolio’s and are underweight the sector? Seems somewhat surprising in light of many companies returning capital to shareholders via significant dividend increases and share buybacks this year.